Rome World Premiere for FIP’s ‘Another Me’

Full Rome lineup to be announced Oct. 14

The Rome Film Festival has unveiled a first batch of English-language pics in its competition which will comprise the world preem of Fox Intl. Productions’ supernatural thriller “Another Me,” by Isabel Coixet, and the launch of Scott Cooper’s revenge thrilller “Out of the Furnace,” toplining Christian Bale.

The hotly anticipated “Another Me,” (aka “Panda Eyes”) is based on the eponymous novel by Cathy MacPhail and stars Sophie Turner (“Game of Thrones”) (pictured) as a teen haunted by her secret past.

“Furnace” is produced by Ridley Scott and Leonardo DiCaprio for Relativity Media which is releasing the pic wide on December 6.

Mueller, at his second edition at Rome’s helm, is stepping up efforts to position the revamped fest as a pre-Thanksgiving and Christmas period launching pad for high-profile English-language pics.

As previously announced, Lionsgate will launch “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” out-of competish on Nov. 14, in Rome, three days after its world preem in London and eight days prior to its U.S. Preem.

Eigth edition of Rome will run Nov. 8-17. The full lineup will be announced Oct. 14.